From Car to Couture

Car to Couture Jewellery Project - a collaboration between Honda and award-winning designer Rachel Galley, to produce a futuristic headpiece from parts of the sporty hybrid CR-Z.

The eye-catching piece - inspired by Honda's ethos; the Power of Dreams - is a visual representation of a cluster of thoughts. From the main headpiece descends a curved spine graphically linking the head and the heart. Rachel's creative signature of a textured, honeycombe-like finish, meant she was immediately attracted to the idea of using the car's grille as the basis of the piece.

Red, blue and green crystals are nestled within the structure so that from different angles it appears a different colour. This subtly echoes the car's innovative 3-mode drive system: green for ECON, blue for NORMAL and red for SPORT.

Manipulating car parts proved an exciting challenge for a designer who usually works with precious metals. Much of the development process took place in a car workshop near her home.